Western cyclone., 1887-03-10
Kansas NEWS.

which was a bleak desert I'VE
kinss, last Tuesday voted $4,000
ss' system us of water works
y , s. McDavitt has issued gen
yo o.Ssr No. 10, fixing the sixth an
g 9, 0 sDcampment of the G. A. R. OF
Iua, 49, IT. - Abilene, for the 9th of March
A, %ss bankers !, of Kansas met in Topeka
in u.hor dav ard formed a state organ.
g .; U'D 70 be known as 1.-The Bankers
' rOa John R. Mulbrane was
80 80 president, T. N. Beal, secretary
ID D. 4. WOulton treasurer all OF To-
c.rtsip Frank, of the Salvation army,
~ I Young lady of Emporla, Kansas,
I W,n6eId about two weeks ago and
~ = her. They went from there to
~;.b;ta Kansas, where her father went
"a brought her home. Captain Frank
s.saed to parts unknown, 1t is report
.sthst be already has wife and thrre
four children.
Joseph 7. TODklnson' respected clt'
;nu. was found dead in ravine near
Il home ia Independence, Kan, last
c.turdsy morning. He had been shot
|. the back BY some person unknown.
Parties with whom he had quarrel re-
c.p,ly are suspected.
A farmer by the name OF Vim.
Garrett committed suicide by hanging
himself. he lived near Lawrence, Kan.
md was "a years of age.
James Van Cleve, carpenter of Win
heId, KsDs. was fatally shot at his house
Wednesday night by persons unknown.
The bullet entered the upper part of the
romach and ranged upward, coming cut
under the right shoulder blade. No mo-
tive is known for the deed. The assas-
in escaped.
0ftbe 1856 republican members of the
Kansas legislature, severty-six are for
BIAine in 1883, sixteen for Sherman,
and forty-four divided among sixteen
candidates. Of the twenty. eight demo
ultic members nineteen are for Cleve-
and and The balance divided ON five
candidates.
John Tortz's foundry and machine
shops at Girard, Kan, were destroyed by
fire last Saturday evening. Loss be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Insured for
$4,000.
Az enterprising western Kansan sent
he following description of his land to
sland agent: six hundred miles from
KsASas City, 200 feet TO water, ninety
niles to timber, God bless our home.
&llitif you can"
The wellington, (Kan.,) Press states
that wellington will be the end Of di.
Vision Of the Rock Island, and will have
around house, etc.
For some months past very hard
FEELINGS existed between the citizens of
leotl and Coronado. two small towns
Wallace couRty, Kansas, over the To-
0lon OF the county seat. Frank JON
ness A. N. Barry, George Watkins, EN-
net Desmipg, Charles Coulter, Bill
.alns and man named johnson left
hfotl Tor Coronado. Upon entering
mai town in a wagon they noticed sus.
Ylcous movements among some of the
slniens who were standing on the pave
ne0t IN front of one of the stores.
~ulur, Rains and Johnson sprsng
.lOm the wagon and reached for their
MsolVers. No sooner had the men
"aCned the ground than the party in
lOn. q store poured a volley from six
r .sOOsefs INTO the men, instantly killing
O0ul'er' Rains and johnson, and
.OuadlDg Jonness, Barry and Watkins
.lat recovery is impossible. None
'ae nurder.rs have yet been arrested
- !. TINS no officer in the county has
desire to attempt the task. The
1'l coulter is reported to have bad
Ra'!-One bullets put into his body.
Was 8 desperate character. That
sneF trouble will come from the
se.. u, causing more bloodshed may be
a'seu from the fact that the Leoti
.., received an express package
Il s' morning containing 5000 worth
~ ~ farmers around Newton, Kan.
~ .s Su1 sowing wheat, and report